Apparatus for and process of producing steam impregnated with herbs or other extracts.



No. 639,878. Patnted Dec. 26, 1899.

J. WEZEL.

APPARATUS FOR AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING STEAM IMPREGNATED WITH HERBS OROTHER EXTRAGTS.

(Application filed Mar. 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS WEZEL, OF LEIPSIO, GERMANY.

APPARATUS FOR AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING STEAM IMPREGNATED WITH HERBS OROTHER EXTRACTQ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,878,dated December 26, 1899.

Application filed March 2 8, 1 89 9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS WEZEL, a sub ject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Leipsic, Saxony, Germany, have invented a new and usefulApparatus and Process for Producing Steam 'Impregnated with Herbs orother Extracts, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The present invention consists of a sprayhead for impregnating steamwith herbs in connection with medicinal steam-baths and inhalingapparatus and embraces the details of construction hereinafter setforth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In order to render the present specification more easily intelligible,reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar lettersof reference denote similar parts throughout both views.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the head; and Fig. 2, a plan ofthe same, partly in section. v

The head consists of the comically-formed body 2, having a cylindricalupper part and an outwardly-bulged cover u, having two or more rows ofholes 0 at or near its periphery. The lower end of the body t is inconnection with the steam-pipe r. Within the bodyi is mounted thereceptacle 1) for the herbs, having a perforated bottom 20 and havingcylindrical side walls, the upper edge of which lies within the rows ofholes in the cover of the Serial No. 710,521. (No model.)

outer receptacle. The lower edge of the said herb-receptacle fittingdown onto the corre sponding diameter of the body if, the steam will beforced to pass through the perforated bottom w of the herb-receptacle,thus pene trating the contents of the same, and finally passing out overthe upper edge thereof through the narrow annular space between it andthe cover a and then through the rows of orifices in the said cover tothe face or other part of the body of the patient to be treated.

I claim as my in vention- A spray-head for impregnating steam withherbs, consisting of a conical bodyt havinga steam-pipe fitted to itslower small end, and having an upwardly-extending cylindrical extensioncarrying a cover to, said coverubeing provided with rows of orifices ator near its periphery, a seive-bottorn herb-receptacle to fit down ontothe corresponding diameter of the conical body, and having cylindricalsides,

the upper edges of said sides lying within the ring of orifices of thecover 16 and close to the inner surface of the said cover in the mannerand for the purpose substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

JULIUS WEZEL. Witnesses:

RUDOLPH FRICKE, B. H. WARNER, Jr.

